Vigil at Dalhousie remembers victims of Quebec City mosque massacre

Masuma Khan speaks at the vigil held outside Dalhousie’s Henry Hicks Building on Monday. Sonia Koshy

“How many of us need to die before you believe that this is what’s happening?”

These were Masuma Khan’s emotional words at the vigil held Monday to remember those who lost their lives in the deadly Quebec City mosque massacre.

The Dalhousie Muslim Student Association organized the vigil in front of the Henry Hicks Building at Dalhousie University to mark the first anniversary of the shooting.

On Jan. 29, 2017, a man with a gun entered a Quebec City mosque and fired, killing six people and injuring 19 others. The suspect, Alexandre Bissonnette, faces six counts of first-degree murder and will stand trial in March.